Mr. Clice Explained
Mr. Clice is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto. It was irregularly serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump from 1985 to 2007. It resumed publication in Jump Square (2017–2018) and Jump SQ.Rise (2018–present).
Premise
is the top secret agent in Japan's . But after being mortally wounded on a mission, the agency transfers his brain/mind into the body of a recently deceased 20-year-old woman in order to keep him alive. Clice continues his job as a spy, embarking on dangerous missions all around the world, while dealing with the new issues he faces as a woman and hoping to eventually obtain a male body again. He often works with, the agency's Italian operative.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto, Mr. Clice started in Shueisha's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump in the December 1985 issue.[1] It was irregularly serialized until June 6, 2007, when the magazine ceased publication.[2] [3] [4] Shueisha collected its chapters in five volumes, released from April 10, 1989, to May 1, 2003.
About nine years later, Akimoto resumed the series' publication in Jump Square,[5] where it ran from February 3, 2017,[6] to January 4, 2018.[7] The series has continued in Jump SQ.Rise since April 16, 2018.[8] Shueisha re-released the five first volumes in a new edition and released the sixth volume on November 2, 2017.[9]
Volumes
Notes and References
- Web site: https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1053590771. Mandarake Inc.. July 18, 2022. ja:月刊少年ジャンプ1985年12月号. https://web.archive.org/web/20220718145101/https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1053590771. July 18, 2022. ja. live.
- Web site: ja:秋本治「ハリウッドの方にぜひ映画化して欲しいです(笑)」 『こち亀』後、初の完全新作連載『BLACK TIGER』第1巻発売. https://ddnavi.com/news/411380/a/. Da Vinci News. Kadokawa Corporation. July 18, 2022. ja. November 2, 2007. February 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230215041124/https://ddnavi.com/news/411380/a/. live.
- Web site: ja:月刊少年ジャンプ 2007年7号. http://www.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/magazine/rack.cgi/magazine/m_jump.html?key=detail&zashimei=m_jump&janru=boyc. Shueisha. July 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20070611102139/http://www.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/magazine/rack.cgi/magazine/m_jump.html?key=detail&zashimei=m_jump&janru=boyc. June 11, 2007. ja.
- Web site: Loo. Egan. More Revealed on Monthly Shonen Jump's Aftermath. Anime News Network. July 18, 2022. June 4, 2007. August 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220808215344/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-04/more-revealed-on-monthly-shonen-jump%27s-aftermath. live.
- Web site: Pineda. Rafael. KochiKame's Osamu Akimoto Publishes 4 New Manga in 2017. Anime News Network. July 18, 2022. September 15, 2016. July 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220718161956/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-15/kochikame-osamu-akimoto-publishes-4-new-manga-in-2017/.106446. live.
- Web site: ja:秋本治が描くスパイアクション「Mr.Clice」SQ.で約9年ぶり復活. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/219383. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. July 18, 2022. ja. February 3, 2017. July 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220718161956/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/219383. live.
- Web site: ja:「ブラッドラッド」の小玉有起がSQ.で新連載、忍者の少年と妖精が出会う. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/263838. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. July 18, 2022. ja. January 4, 2018. July 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220718161957/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/263838. live.
- Web site: ja:ジャンプSQ.新増刊・RISE発売!小畑健、加藤和恵が互いの作品描くポスターも. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/278288. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. July 18, 2022. ja. April 16, 2018. October 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221007102100/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/278288. live.
- Web site: ja:秋本治が描く西部劇「BLACK TIGER」1巻発売、「Mr.Clice」新刊&新装版も. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/255321. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. July 18, 2022. ja. November 2, 2017. February 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230201091742/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/255321. live.